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No change in sight
What toll plaza chaos reveals about India
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Rajiv Lall: The good, the bad and the ugly of India's rural transformation
Despite impressive progress, a Green Revolution-era policy framework - subsidies for fertiliser and free electricity for groundwater irrigation - has now become an escalating risk to sustainability
M J Antony: Putting first things last
Constitution benches do not sit often enough to clear decade-old issues
Subir Roy: Why public sector banks underperform
The poor performance of public sector banks is ultimately a governance issue. They would present a different picture if they were professionally run by managers with the right attributes
Shyam Saran: Xi Jinping's Deng moment
China's ambitious reform road map could transform the country's economy, but it conceals a return to old-style authoritarianism
Automatic stabiliser
Rupee depreciation helping the business cycle bottom out
Investing lessons from Sachin's incredible career
There is plenty to learn from the Master Blaster. Here are a few lessons
Arvind Subramanian: The Reserve Bank's mission impossible?
Taming inflation may prove difficult because the social consensus in favour of moderate inflation appears to have eroded
Surinder Sud: Plenty more fish in the sea
With over 80 per cent of fishing confined to shallow waters, India is yet to explore the riches of the deep sea
Andy Mukherjee: The Sensex's split personality
A few shares foreigners love have lifted markets, leaving investors open to a reversal of hot money as well as political risk
Troubles with trade
India needs to redouble efforts at the WTO
Why non-IAS experts feel unwelcome in govt-run bodies
It's time the finance ministry and its civil servants put in place a system whereby non-IAS experts feel welcome to operate in govt-run bodies
Subir Gokarn: The state of the state
If we can't live with our state, we can't live without it either
Back to basics
The problem with niche banks
Mark Buchanan: How to predict the next crisis
The challenge for economists is to find those indicators that can provide regulators with reliable early warnings of trouble. It's a complicated task
Sreelatha Menon: Rural band-aid
Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation, which channels CSR funds, is silent on the reasons for rural distress
Shreekant Sambrani: What killer vegflation means for India's economy -- and its politics
The cause of persistent double-digit food inflation, particularly in vegetables, is the breakdown of competitive markets